Though Alice's and Margery's roles are elaborated in depth Izzy,Fred,Sophia,Kathleen,Sven & 'The Van Cleves' weaved background substantially to the story. 📌Book is based on the real life 'Pack Horse Librarians' of Kentucky, who delivered books as a part of Eleanor Roosevelt's traveling library program.

We can access any book from anywhere anytime,but the scenario was different back in 1930s! Library of various books was new notion that time &the wonderful thing about it was that it operated by the women! There was not just delivery or exchange,but readings for all age groups were involved too! As a reader I was smitten by the concept! In process they faced various challenges,backlashes,hardships and the community's approaches which had both affectionate and conflicting viewpoints. 📌As readers we are connected across the globe with each other via internet. Genre - Historical Fiction(Based on true story)

But when Baileyville turns against them, will their belief in one another – and the power of the written word – be enough to save them? Tweet Trekking alone under big open skies, through wild mountain forests, Alice, Margery and their fellow sisters of the trail discover freedom, friendship – and a life to call their own. Margery’s on a mission to spread the wonder of books and reading to the poor and lost – and she needs Alice’s help. That is, until she meets Margery O’Hare – daughter of a notorious felon and a troublesome woman the town wishes to forget. But stuffy, disapproving Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours work over his wife, and is dominated by his overbearing father, is not the adventure – or the escape – that she hoped for. Buy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you.Įngland, late 1930s, and Alice Wright – restless, stifled – makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett van Cleve and leave her home and family behind.

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